赞颂
zàn​sòng

bless

赞 zàn praise, support Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 兟 represents the sound. Simplified form of 贊.

Components

兟
兟 Sound component
shēn go forward
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Shells (貝) were used as currency in ancient China. Used here to depict financial support.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

攒瓒缵趱躜臜

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

颂 sòng laud Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Simplified form of 頌.

Components

页
页 Meaning component
yè page
公
公 Sound component
gōng public

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

讚 praise Traditional

Words 言 of praise 贊; 贊 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
贊
贊 SoundMeaning component
zàn praise, support

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsaːns

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

頌 sòng laud Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.

Components

頁
頁 Meaning component
yè (head), page
公
公 Sound component
gōng public

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyowng[ɢ](r)oŋappearance
zjowngHs-[ɢ]oŋ-spraise
Zhengzhangsɢloŋs
loŋ
Unicodeziòng

說文解字

皃也。从頁公聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)